diff --git a/board/emulation/qemu-arm/qemu-arm.env b/board/emulation/qemu-arm/qemu-arm.env
index 86a99a2..fb4adef 100644
--- a/board/emulation/qemu-arm/qemu-arm.env
+++ b/board/emulation/qemu-arm/qemu-arm.env
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 /* environment for qemu-arm and qemu-arm64 */
 
-stdin=serial
+stdin=serial,usbkbd
 stdout=serial,vidconsole
 stderr=serial,vidconsole
 fdt_high=0xffffffff